Developmental Delays

In this blog post, Patricia Lemer MEd LPC explains what learning-related vision problems are and how to correct them. An estimated 25% of school-age children have learning-related vision problems. Students can have difficulties in any of a number of areas ... Read More

In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman explains how certain mitochondria-boosting supplements can help with hyptonia. Hypotonia Common in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Many children with developmental delays have low muscle tone, or hypotonia, because external factors that impact the ... Read More

Difficult behaviors can potentially be changed by improving vision, but most people don’t know that vision affects behavior, attention, learning and processing. They should, however, because the brains of children with autism, ADD/ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and learning disabilities prevent ... Read More

EMDR Can Help with TraumaIn this blog post by Jennifer Giustra-Kozek LPC HpN, she explains how EMDR can be helpful for children with autism and other developemental delays because they have often suffered trauma.“EMDR induces a fundamental change in brain ... Read More

Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND writes about nutritional interventions for children with mitochondrial dysfunction and autism. Mitochondrial dysfunction and autism often go hand in hand. William is a six year old with an autism diagnosis. He made encouraging initial gains with ... Read More

In this blog post, physical therapists Bert Richards, PTA and Gin Utermohlen, PT give tips for bike riding help for children with autism. Kids with Low Muscle Tone and Poor Balance Need Help Learning to Ride a Bike "Let's all ... Read More

In this blog post, Patricia Lemer discusses ways to balance food, time, senses and emotions for children with developmental delays interventions. How Can Parents Balance Developmental Delay Interventions? All living things strive for balance. Healthy organisms manifest balance by being ... Read More

Documenting Hope: Grassroots Initiative Tackles New Childhood Epidemics One of the greatest paradoxes of our times is that the most affluent, resourced and medically advanced societies in the world also have the highest rates of chronic childhood illness. Obesity and ... Read More

I have two daughters ages 13 and 10. My second daughter, Terrie*, has many labels including PDD-NOS (which is now an autism spectrum disorder), hypotonia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). She has come a long way in ... Read More

My son Robby was given the label "failure to thrive," when he was only a few months old. From when he was a tiny baby, he was never a good nurser -- he would spit up or even vomit after ... Read More